Alexis Wineman writes about her life's journey of living with autism in this inspirational story. She has become an autism advocate who was named Miss Montana 2012. As the first contestant with autism in the Miss America pageant s 93-history, she was honored to win the "America's Choice" award at the Miss America 2013 pageant. She has become a major speaker at conferences in the United States, in which she receives rave reviews because of her inspirational presentations, built around humorous stories in her life and her belief that autism "does not define her." She has been featured on ABC News, Fox and Friends, NBC World News, Glamour magazine, and Neurology Now. She often speaks with Dr. Temple Grandin and hopes to continue to give a voice to those on the autism spectrum through her book and speaking presentations."